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Transverse joint cell for concrete structures

US4522531A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 18, 1983
Grant dateJun 11, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 18, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01C11/04
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A transverse concrete pavement joint cell including a pair of plastic walls abutting the edges of the concrete joints. A seamless drainage gutter extends longitudinally between said plastic walls to the edges of the pavement. Blocks of compressible elastomers between said plastic walls absorb expansion of the concrete. The cell includes a base and stabilizing ties secured to a conventional dowel bar assembly.

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